1. Babble back to your infants2. Encourage conversation3. Teach site words – McDonalds, Lucky Charms, Barney4. Speak another language5. Encourage drawing and inventive spelling6. Script what children say about their drawings – write their story, make it into a book7. Fall in love with language, rhymes, songs and role model reading8. Label your child’s environment9. [...]
Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.Now in its fifteenth year, Read Across America focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. Reading [...]
Kangaroo Kids Prekindergarten under the direction of award winning teacher Misse Turner celebrated 100 days of learning with a very special day! Children in her Prekindergarten class came to school in PJ’s and very original hair do’s! Each family created a poster filled with 100 random objects. Director Kathy Feigley said, “ It was the [...]
Web Md helps busy Moms with these shopping tips:Moms today are busy, whether they work in or outside the home (or both). But that doesn't mean that they don't care about feeding their families in the healthiest way possible.The simplest tip to help your family get more of the nutrients they need -- and fewer [...]
Want your child to accept baked potatoes instead of fries, and to prefer milk to sugary soft drinks? Then you must, too, stated to Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RD"Studies show that children adopt their parents' eating habits starting early in life," says Melinda Johnson, MS, RD, a pediatric nutrition expert and spokesperson for the American [...]
Preschoolers are active, spirited tykes. And while they're generally adorable and fun, it's perfectly normal for 3, 4, and 5-year-olds to be opinionated -- especially about eating, according to Elizabeth M. Ward, MS, RDHere's some advice from the she presents from the experts on how to avoid preschool food fights.What's On the Menu?"Preschoolers can eat [...]
February is good nutrition month at Kangaroo Kids. Children are learning about healthy foods! They will have an opportunity to taste different fruits and vegetables, to graph their favorite healthy foods, and to create their very own healthy necklace. The necklace is a great project to do at home! The only materials you will need [...]
When you’re raising children, one of the most important things you, as a parent, can teach your children is how to handle their money. Children should be taught at a young age that they can't always get what they want, when they want it. This automatically means that you can, and must, say "no" to [...]
Here is a fun Thanksgiving Project you can try at home! Get some child safe paint and a few paint brushes and paint each of your child’s fingers a different fall color! Paint his or her palm brown! Have your child press his or her handprint on a piece of paper to create a very [...]
Yes, Kangaroo Kids get Messy! The best learning experiences for children are hands on opportunities where they are truly engaged! Look at the light in their eyes during this hands on experience! They are learning about science and nature as well as expanding their vocabulary and learning social skills like taking turns and kindness to [...]
